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Grade 10 Sequences and Patterns Guide

This document defines and provides examples of sequences, including: - A sequence is a set of numbers written in a specific order, with each number having a position (term). - Sequences can be finite or infinite, and the terms can be found using the position or a pattern/formula. - There are two main types of sequences - arithmetic sequences where each term is found by adding a constant, and geometric sequences where each term is found by multiplying a constant ratio. Formulas are provided to calculate terms for both sequences.

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Grade 10 Sequences and Patterns Guide

This document defines and provides examples of sequences, including: - A sequence is a set of numbers written in a specific order, with each number having a position (term). - Sequences can be finite or infinite, and the terms can be found using the position or a pattern/formula. - There are two main types of sequences - arithmetic sequences where each term is found by adding a constant, and geometric sequences where each term is found by multiplying a constant ratio. Formulas are provided to calculate terms for both sequences.

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MATHEMATICS

SEQUENCE
 Set of numbers written in a specific order

 a1 is the first term, a2 is the second term an is the nth term


SEQUENCE
 It can be finite.
 

 It can be infinite.
SEQUENCE
What
 
is the next term after the sequence?
SEQUENCE
What
 
is the next term after the sequence?
SEQUENCE
Which
 
sequence is finite or infinite?
SEQUENCE
Which
 
sequence is finite or infinite?
TERMS OF THE SEQUENCE
 Each number of the sequence is called a term.
 Each term in a sequence has a position (1 st, 2nd, 3rd, and so
on).
TERMS OF THE SEQUENCE
Find
 
the 8th term of the sequence.
TERMS OF THE SEQUENCE
Find the 8th term of the sequence.
TERMS OF THE SEQUENCE
Find
 
the 8th term of the sequence.

Sequence can be defined by a pattern formula.


TERMS OF THE SEQUENCE
Find
 
the 99th and 100th terms of the sequence.

Hint:
What’s the similarity of this sequence in the previous
example?
TERMS OF THE SEQUENCE
Find the 99th and 100th terms of the sequence.
TERMS OF THE SEQUENCE
Find
 
the 99th and 100th terms of the sequence.
TYPES OF SEQUENCES
 Since sequences will be more complicated as we go along,
looking for patterns can be guided using the established
formulas in common types of sequences.
Arithmetic sequence
Geometric sequence
ARITHMETIC SEQUENCE
 A fixed number is added to a term to get the next term.
 

Example:

Equation:
ARITHMETIC SEQUENCE
For
 
the sequence,

Equation:
ARITHMETIC SEQUENCE
Find the 5th term of an arithmetic sequence for which the
first term is 9 and the common difference is 7.
ARITHMETIC SEQUENCE
Find
 
the 5th term of an arithmetic sequence for which the
first term is 9 and the common difference is 7.
ARITHMETIC SEQUENCE
Using
 
the formula,
ARITHMETIC SEQUENCE
In
 
the arithmetic sequence
which term equals
which term equals
ARITHMETIC SEQUENCE
In
 
the arithmetic sequence
which term equals
which term equals
ARITHMETIC SEQUENCE
Using
 
the formula,
ARITHMETIC SEQUENCE
Using
 
the formula,
GEOMETRIC SEQUENCE
 A fixed number is multiplied to a term to get the next term.
 

Example:

Equation:
GEOMETRIC SEQUENCE
For
 
the sequence,

Equation:
GEOMETRIC SEQUENCE
Find the 5th term of a geometric sequence for which the first
term is 2 and the common ratio is -3.
GEOMETRIC SEQUENCE
Find
 
the 5th term of a geometric sequence for which the first
term is 2 and the common ratio is -3.
GEOMETRIC SEQUENCE
Using
 
the formula,
GEOMETRIC SEQUENCE
In
 
the geometric sequence
which term equals
which term equals
GEOMETRIC SEQUENCE
In
 
the geometric sequence
which term equals
which term equals
GEOMETRIC SEQUENCE
Using
 
the formula,
GEOMETRIC SEQUENCE
Using
 
the formula,
GEOMETRIC SEQUENCE
Using
 
the formula,

Another solution:

Using logarithm in calculator,


GEOMETRIC SEQUENCE
Using
 
the formula,

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